Pacer Trent Boult's carnage with the ball helped New Zealand beat India by eight wickets in the fourth and penultimate ODI in Hamilton on Thursday.
Electing to field, Boult's five wicket haul and Colin de Grandhomme disciplined bowling wreaked havoc on India's batting line-up to bowl them out for 92 and then
The hosts wrapped up the proceedings in under three-and-half hours as their batters applied themselves to overhaul the target in just 14.4 overs.
Boult’s 5/21, his fifth five wicket haul, is the second-best figures for New Zealand against India in the limited overs format. Previously it was pacer Shane Bond (6/19) in 2005 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Despite having a long batting line-up, India failed drastically as only two batsmen -- Shikhar Dhawan (13) and Hardik Pandya (16) -- only managed to have a double-digit score.
Towards the end when India were reeling at 55/8, chinaman Kuldeep Yadav (15) and leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (18 not out) forged a small but crucial 25- runt partnership to help India reach 80 runs. Chahal was also the highest scorer for India.
Debutant Shubman Gill (9) also failed to live up to the expectations as the youngster got caught and bowled by Boult.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to India’s meek submission to New Zealand in the 4th ODI: